Last night i listened to a few tunes from a great up-and-coming canadian country-rock band called Great Lake Swimmers. Also spent some time with the new Hot Hot Heat CD and new Caribou CD. Both are excellent.

(On a side note, i also watched $160 go down the drain as McNabb couldn't convert on 4th & 6 last night in the monday nighter)

Tonight i have been listening to a number of different tunes, unfortunately just on the computer speakers. Mix includes Panda Bear (of Animal Collective i believe), current Polaris Music Prize finalist, Julie Doiron, Frog Eyes (these guys sound kind of Wolf Parade-ish) and the standout of the evening - Fionn Regan. Incredibly beautiful, but somewhat dark. Hard to beat a singer with nothing but an acoustic guitar! Also bought Eddie Vedder's new CD but haven't spun it yet. Looking forward to that.

I was listening to my FiOS backup battery beep loudly every 10 minutes this evening until I silenced it just now after not being able to take it any more. I would have silenced it sooner, but the damn thing is attached to the wall behind my computer armoire which is a pain in the butt to move. Apparently, the batteries only last 21 months, since the "replace battery" light is lit.